Lebach
Town in Saarland, Germany
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Lebach (German pronunciation: [ˈleːbax] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Saarlouis and 20 km (12 mi) north of Saarbrücken. As of 2023, its population was 19,095.
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Lebach in 2007 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Lebach
within Saarlouis district  | |
 Location of Lebach | |
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| Coordinates: 49°24′36″N 6°54′36″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarlouis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–29) | Klauspeter Brill[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.21 km2 (24.79 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,108 |
| • Density | 297.6/km2 (770.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66811–66822 |
| Dialling codes | 06881 |
| Vehicle registration | SLS |
| Website | www |
Mayors
- 1978–2006: Nikolaus Jung, CDU (died 2013)
- 2006–2012: Arno Schmidt, CDU (died 2012[3])
- since 2013: Klauspeter Brill, independent
On January 22, 2006 Arno Schmidt (CDU) won the election against Jürgen Barke (SPD). Arno Schmidt died in 2012 at the age of 60. Klauspeter Brill was elected as mayor on May 26, 2013.
Education
Daycare centers
- Day care center Aschbach
- Daycare Dörsdorf
- Daycare Lebach
- Daycare Steinbach
- Daycare Thalexweiler
- Kindergarten Herz-Jesu Gresaubach
- Cath. Kindergarten St. Donatus, Landsweiler
- Cath. Kindergarten Hl. Dreifaltigkeit and St. Marien, Lebach
- Day care center "St. Nikolaus", Lebach[4]
Elementary schools
- Elementary school Landsweiler
- Elementary school Lebach
- Elementary school Steinbach
- Nikolaus-Groß-School Lebach[5]
High schools
- Geschwister-Scholl High School Lebach
- Johannes-Kepler High School Lebach[5]
Community schools
- Theeltalschule Lebach
- Nikolaus-Groß-Schule Lebach[5]
Vocational school
- BBZ Lebach[5]
Notable people
- Rainer Bastuck (born 1960), racing driver and entrepreneur
- Nadine Schön (born 1983), politician
- Klaus Steinbach (born 1953), swimming sportsman
